buy off

verb

bought off; buying off; buys off

: to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration

: to free (as from military service) by payment

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They can be bought off the shelf, efficiently shipped, and quickly assembled, even by a small and semiskilled team. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024 And people with trucks from South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, full of fresh produce, would come park on the avenues on weekends, and people would buy off these trucks. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024 According to this logic, some senior Revolutionary Guards officials are so invested in making money that they have been bought off by Israeli officials, offering them the coordinates of valuable targets and generally constraining Tehran’s response. —

Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024 Additionally, Morrell benefited from a Pasadena house that the company bought off him for $4.5 million on his way out. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for buy off